Pentagon Clears Lloyd Austin of Wrongdoing After Secret Hospital Stay

A review released by the Pentagon on Monday found he had no ‘ill intent.’

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin takes questions during a press conference at the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

A U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) review released on Feb. 26 found that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had no “ill intent” when staff kept his hospitalization several weeks ago a secret.

After he was hospitalized, some in Congress asked why they weren’t immediately notified of the defense secretary’s condition. Mr. Austin is now scheduled to testify in the House this week.